Daniel Chapter 11 Vs. 40

 The King of the North

Daniel 11:40 "And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over."

at the time... This definitely identifies the time of fulfillment of the main purpose of the vision (Dan. 11:40; 8:19; 9:27; 11:35, 11:45; 12:1, 12:7-13). The vision concerns the very end of the Gentile world powers symbolized by the image of Dan. 2:1-49 and the beasts of Dan. 7:1-28 and Dan. 8:1-27; Rev. 13:1-18; 17:8-17. At the time of the end of this age in which we live, "shall the king of the south (Egypt) push at him (that is, at the king of the north); and the king of the north (Syria) shall come against him (that is, at the king of the south) like a whirlwind" with his armies and navies and conquer many countries (Dan. 11:40).

Revival of the Grecian Empire:

The above quotation refers to the little horn or Antichrist coming out of the 10 horns of Revised Rome, and after them to get power over them in the first half (3 1/2 years) of Daniel’s 70th week. He subdues 3 of them (Dan. 7:23:24). The others submit to him without further struggle (Rev. 17:12-17). He comes from Syria, one of the 4 divisions of the Grecian Empire (Dan. 8:9, 8:23; 11:36-45) and overthrows the other 3 divisions—Greece, Turkey, and Egypt. He thus revives the old Grecian Empire, which is symbolized by a leopard (Dan. 7:6; Rev. 13:1-2). The other 6 kingdoms of the old Roman Empire submit to him, making him their leader in a war with the north and east (Dan. 11:44; Rev. 17:12-17).

into the countries... The "countries" here are the ones of the old Grecian Empire divisions, as dealt with in this chapter, as well as Dan. 8:8-9, 8:20-23.

The king of the south could be Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia, or any other country south of Israel. The king of the north, here, could be the area we used to call Russia, or any other country north of Israel.

Notice, it appears the king of the north and the king of the south are both against the same man. This reminds me very much of the army in Ezekiel chapter 38.

The king attacked

The events in Dan. 11:40-45 will transpire at the time of the end, that is, they will occur in the second half of the 70th “seven” of years. Him refers back to the king introduced in Dan. 11:36. In Dan. 11:40-45 every occurrence of “he” (seven times), “him” (four times), and “his” (three times) refers to this coming king. He will have entered into a covenant with the people of Israel, binding that nation as a part of his domain (Dan. 9:27). Any attack, then, against the land of Israel will be an attack against him with whom Israel will be joined by covenant.